What Does The Purple Mean? Winter Weather Advisory

According to the National Weather Service (NWS), mixed precipitation is expected with snow accumulations of up to 4 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze for portions of central, north central, and west central Missouri.

Here's the forecast for the Sedalia/Whiteman AFB, Warrensburg area from the NWS:

Wednesday

Rain and snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 4pm, then rain and snow between 4pm and 5pm, then rain after 5pm. High near 36. South wind 11 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 5am. Low around 34. South wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday

Rain and snow likely before 1pm, then rain likely between 1pm and 5pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 38. South wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night

A chance of rain and snow before 1am, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday

A chance of rain and snow before 2pm, then a slight chance of rain between 2pm and 5pm, then a slight chance of snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.